fatal

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfeɪ.təl/ See IPA manual

Freq #5307

Meanings

1

adj
Causing death.

The driver suffered fatal injuries in the crash.
2

adj
Leading to disaster or failure.

Ignoring the warning signs proved to be a fatal mistake.

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Synonyms

1 adj · causing death. deadly destructive

2 adj · leading to disaster or... disastrous

Word family

Forms fatally

Derived forms fatalism fatalist fatalistic fatalityfatalizefatallyfatalnessnon-fatalnonfatalnonfatallyunfatal

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Phrases (3)

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Proverbs (1)

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Success is never final
Matching variant: Success is never final and failure is never fatal

Etymology

From Middle French fatal, from Latin fātālis (“fatal”).

fatal Middle French fātālis Latin

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